Geopolitics is changing
And especially so
In Sri-Lankan terms
And its demographic
Activities and outcomes
I fail to understand
Why the so called
Political pundits
Educated only in Sinhala
Especially the journalist and media
Have failed to recognize
The fact of life
Of current politics
Nearly 4 million voters
Have not utilized
The franchise
This time around
Which is nearly 30%
Who have no trust
On the system
Or the system has failed
To recognize
Their need to participate
As living souls
If I break this down
Further
1.5 million
Which is 75%
Of the Tamil vote
Disowned
And turned a blind eye
To their aspirations
That is 15%
Of the total population
Nearly 50%
Of the Muslim community
Which add up to
Half a million
Abstained from voting
In other words
Nearly 20%
Of the ethnic minority
Did not engage
In participatory democracy
Why is this indifference
In our 5 Star democracy?
2 millions
Of the Sinhala majority
Especially the young
And the first time voters
For some reason or the other
Have not participated
In this activity
In spite of the
Freedom gained from
The ruthless conflict
Of violence
Abstained
And no true participation!
When we add
The little over 4 million
Who voted against
The ruling majority
Staggering figure
Of 8 million
Which is almost
60% of the total
Have no leader or leaders
This is an aberration
Which the Professor Edward De Bone
Highlights in his new wisdom book
"Think before it is too late"
Meant for the new millennium
Of geopolitics
A lateral thinking
In true practice
The fact of the matter
Of our democracy is
That the 40%
Of the vociferous extremists
Of the ruling elite
Run the show
Disregarding
The silent majority
My guess is that,
Come the Sinhala and Tamil New Year
Another 1 million
Will not vote
Adding the number
Of disenchanted mass
To over 5 million
Of the total electorate
Which is staggering 40%
In actual fact
Over 6 million (43%)
Twice as much
As my forecast
Did not participate
But doing shopping
For the New Year
Instead of polling
Edited on the 10th of April
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